The State of Higher Education in India since 2014: A decade of proliferation with empowerment of women & marginalised sections…Time to include the right to free and fair education in Article 21

SBI Research
>> 32% growth in academic institutions (64,756 in FY24) 
 >> 36% growth in student enrolment in higher education (450 lakhs in FY24/women 220 lakhs) 
>> 27% growth in number of teachers (17.3 lakhs in FY24/SC, ST & OBC teachers constitute 45%) 
>> 27% growth in number & 50% growth in enrolment in institutions of national importance like IIT, IIM & NIITs for 7 year period ended 2025 
>> Every 1 in 5 students in institutions of national importance are now women…1/3 in IIMs, 93% of students are placed 
>> Median salary at Rs 34.6 lakhs in FY24 across institutions of national importance (105% growth since FY16)

WAY FORWARD… Need to ensure Private and Public Universities affordability and outcomes must have a convergence, Nearly one third of the facility positions in central universities are vacant and needs to be filled up.. Jumpstarting vocational training at a rapid scale (30.7% in FY25 /7.1% in FY18), Legal status of NTA (240 examinations and 5.4 crores candidates till 2024) should be rechristened only by an Act of Parliament with valuable learnings from China’s Gaokao’s paper security….Changes are must also for state public service commissions

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